Community
Organizational Chart
Mead Betterment Group
was established as an umbrella
organization to support the overall development and improvement of the
community and school. This group serves as the Nebraska Committee
Improvement Program Committee. Several grants and award submissions
have been submitted by this group. This organizational chart has
been researched and written by Mead High School Students who recognize the
need to serve the community. Corrections and additions can be
submitted to any of the NCIP Committee Members listed.
Organizations welcome
volunteers!
Governing
Organizations
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Contact Person: Village Clerk -
June Moline
Phone Number: 402-624-2495
Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month and other meetings as
required
Chairman: Nate Mongan
Trustees: Ailene Raver, Richard Swanson, Ken Leifeld, and Brad
Howell
VILLAGE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
Contact Person: Village
Clerk - June Moline, 624-2495
Chairman: Pat Hannan
Meetings: 4th Monday of each month except December and other
meetings as required
LIBRARY BOARD
Contact Person: Vera
Kuhr
Phone Number: 402-624-6605
Meetings: monthly
SCHOOL BOARD
Contact Person: George Robertson, Supt. of Schools
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goals: Enhance educational opportunities in the Mead School
System
Activities: Elected board of six members, meeting on the
Monday after the second Tuesday of the month.
MEAD VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD
Contact Person: Mike Coyle, Nate Mongan, and Jodi Ruhe
Phone Number: 911 for emergencies
Goal: Provide emergency medical care for Mead and the surrounding
community.
Projects: None at this time, but the squad depends on annual
donations to keep equipment updated.
MEAD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Contact Person: Mike Coyle http://members.tripod.com/meadvfd/
Phone Number: 624-2028
Goal: To protect and serve the Mead community.
Projects: None at this time, but the department strives to keep the
equipment updated.
Social, Service, Community Development Organizations
Mead Community Foundation
Contact Person: Bank
of Mead - Scott Selko
Phone Number: 624-2255
Goals: The Mead Community Foundation was formed to
support current and emerging needs and improvement projects for the
community of Mead of its citizens. The Foundation operates in
affiliation with the Nebraska Community Foundation a 501(c)3 organization.
Local donors will
- Improve the Community
- Reap tax deduction benefits
- Be given professional assistance for
gift arrangements
- and Foundation giving is simple and
versatile
Possible uses for contributions
include:
- Park Improvements
- Main Street Improvements such as old
fashioned lighting
- Fire and Rescue Equipment
- Library Improvements
- Youth Programs
- Welcome Sign
- Or other projects
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
Contact Person: Roberta Havelka
Phone Number: 624-2278
Goal: To support the Mead athletic program and athletes.
Projects: Raising funds to help pay for the $24,000 Mead
multi-purpose building.
Help with the athletic program in any way possible.
PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
Contact Person: Cheryl
Johnson
Phone Number: 624-2007
Goal: To promote education throughout both Mead schools
(kindergarten to 12th) and organize fund-raisers to
benefit Mead's educational quality.
Projects:
- Fund-raiser for a multi-purpose building.
- Provide and serve ice-cream on Honors Night.
- Provide a gift for National Honor Society members.
- Serve dinner at the Mead football/volleyball soap scrimmage.
- Provide money to pay for math tests at the high school.
- Started Safety Patrol 1997-1998 and provide certification of achievement.
CONTINUOUS LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Contact Person: Vera
Kuhr
Phone Number: 624-6605
Goals: Increase library usage, provide quality learning
materials to all age groups, increase computer literacy, establish public
access to the internet, preserve local history, improve library
facilities, establish a "Friends of the Library Group" to
implement this goals
Activities: Maintain and update goal accomplishments
NEBRASKA ORDNANCE PLANT COMMITTEE
Contact Person: Jacklynn
Petersen
Phone Number: 624-6955
Goals: Preserve artifacts from Nebraska Ordinance Plant
Activities: Gather artifacts, develop artifact display area MEAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Contact Person: Scott
Selko, Bank of Mead; Bob Hannan - President
Phone Number: 624-2255
Goals: Promote new housing throughout the community
Activities: Sold stock, raised capital and developed six lots
for new home construction. A second development provided an
additional 12 lots for new home construction.
MEAD BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Contact Person: Joan
Swanson
Phone Number: 624-3495
Goals: To replant a couple of spaces with environmentally
sound and native grasses to reduce maintenance
Activities: Replant median coming into town, Re-landscape
around library, Created a patio area behind the library
BALL ASSOCIATION
Contact Person: Terry
Miller
Phone Number: 624-2915
Goals: Establish a second ball diamond with lights &
concessions
Activities: Maintain baseball ballparks, referee games,
provide uniforms, schedules and teams. The Mead Ball Assn is
currently raising funds to erect lighting for the new ball diamond.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS)
Contact Person: Phyllis
Nelson
Phone Number: 624-2515
Goal: To help men and women lose weight sensibly with support of
other people.
Projects: None.
School Organizations
MUSIC BOOSTERS
Contact Person: Kellee
Rasmussen
Phone Number: 624-2575
Goal: To support the Mead music department through camp
scholarships and financial support.
Projects: Purchased new soundboards and speakers for the 1997-1998
year.
Helped with the Pops Concert.
Provided lunches for Honor Band and Honor Choir students.
FFA
Contact Person:
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goal: The primary aim of the FFA is the development of agricultural
leadership, cooperation, and citizenship.
Projects: Various community service activities.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Contact Person: Angela Liefeld
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goal: Governance of the school from the student's perspective.
Projects: Youth Service Day, homecoming, scholarships, pop breaks,
perfect attendance awards. FCCLA
Contact Person: Connie
Weiss
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goal: Community service
Projects: Balloon sales, Help at Open Door Mission
M-CLUB
Contact Person: John
Dahl
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goal:
Projects:
MEAD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Contact Person: Patrick
Quinn
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goals: Continually improving the quality of education at Mead
Public Schools
Activities: Provide funding for some academic activities such
as the Academic Decathlon
NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY
Contact Person: Jon
Dahl
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goals: Leadership, Scholarship, Citizenship, Service
Activities: Helping at the elementary track and field day
MEAD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Contact Person: June Moline
Phone Number: 624-2495
Goals: Foster continued contact with classmates and continued
support of the Mead Public Schools
Activities: Organize and coordinate annual Mead Alumni Banquet,
Sponsor Scholarships for graduating seniors
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
Contact Person: Bob
Williams
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goals: Strength and share the Christian faith of athletes
Activities: Annual Banquet, Sell honey on Honey Sunday and
Christmas Caroling
POWER CLUB
Contact Person: Jon
Dahl
Phone Number: 624-3435
Goals: Physical fitness weight lifting
Activities: After school and summer weight lifting
FFA ALUMNI
Contract Person: Troy
Moerker and Patty Cody
Phone Number:
Goals: Promote agricultural education
Activities: Supports scholarships for local FFA members
attendance at FFA Washington Leadership Conference, Sponsor annual field
day each autumn, Plant soybean crops on school property as a fundraiser,
Sponsor spaghetti feed fundraiser.
Faith Based Organizations
St. James Catholic School
Contact Person: Father
Charles Townsend
Phone Number: 402-624-3555 (rectory) 402-443-4151
(Neumann High School)
Current Projects: Plan and construct new, larger church Church Organizations
Parish Council: Parishioners
involved in the business end of church decision making
Contact Person: Ed Cherovsky, 402-624-6335
Parish Council of Catholic Women: The
official women's organization of the parish under the direction of the
Parish Priest.
Contact Person: Becky Sabata, 402-624-2040 or
Gwen Stoltenberg, 402-624-6905
Knights of Columbus: The
official men's organization that meets to support the work of the church,
including catholic education.
Contact Person: Joe Menard, 402-625-2789, Dan Gruenes,
402-625-2039, Ed Cherovsky, 402-624-6335
CCD: Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine for children ages 6 through 18 years old.
Children grades 1 - 8, meet Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 7:45 pm.
Junior Youth Group: Seventh
through eighth grade meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 7:45 led by Paul
and Kelly Luetkenhaus, 402-624-2053
Senior Youth Group: High
School grades 9 -12, meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month
form 7:00 - 9:00 pm, led by Dan and Marie Gruenes, 402-625-2039
Friends of Catholic Education: Consists
of parents, grandparents and interested parishioners to host fund raising
events for catholic education.
Contacts: John Campbell, 402-625-2681 or Patty Benal,
402-443-4070
Guitar Group: provides
music for masses and religious services
Contact Person: Terry Luetkenhaus, 402-624-6895
Pro-Life Coordinator:
To keep the parish involved and informed in pro-life issues.
Contact Person: Cindy Quick, 402-623-4256
Funeral Committee:
To organize and provide food and servers for funeral lunches.
Contact Person: Cindy Quick, 402-623-4256
Parish Study Group: Meet
according to the liturgical year.
Contact Person: Father Townsend, 402-624-3555
Activities:
St. James sponsors a community pancake breakfast held the first Sunday of
November.
Local Catholic Schools: Bishop Neumann High School and St.
Wencesluas Grade School, both located in Wahoo.
Alma Lutheran Church ELCA
Pastor: Jane
Denison
Phone Number: 402-624-3015
Church Council Chairman:
Brenda Halbmaier
Vice Chairman: Sharon Hollst
Financial Secretary: Dale Nygren
Secretary: Glen Treptow
Other Council Members: Dale Hanson, Jay Hanson, Jon Dahl, Jean Ericksen,
Dale Johnson, Rich Nygren, Evelyn Lorenz, and Milford Johnson
Sunday School Superintendents:
Jeff and Mary Hanson
Church Organizations
WELCA: Women
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Goals: Provides Christian outreach by sponsoring programs for
families and has committees for growth, community and action. Some
of the sponsored main events are the annual ice cream social and picnic in
July, soup supper in October, and Thanksgiving Eve pie social. This group
also decorates for Christmastime and serves the annual Sunday School
Christmas Program sandwich and salad supper.
President:
Inez Barrett
Vice President: Brenda Halbmaier
Secretary: Jean Erickson
Treasurer: May Hanson
Choirs: Children's,
Senior, and a Bell Choir. May Hanson is the director of the
Children's' choir and Janice Gustafson is the director of the senior choir
and bell choir. Viola Scoles is the church organist and provides
accompaniment for the voice choirs.
Chat & Sew: Meets
on the first Tuesday of the month to make quilts for Lutheran World
Relief. Leaders are Doris Treptow and Alice Adams.
Bible Study:
There are three study groups which are called circles.
Faith Bible Study meets in the afternoon
Joy Bible Study meets in the evening
Hope Bible Study meets in the morning
Altar Guild:
President is Margie Nelson. This group takes care of the alter,
paraments and the flowers at the altar. Two different women are in
charge for each month during the year.
Service Groups: These
two groups handle serving funerals. Group 1 is lead by Bert Berggren
and Edna Hanson. Group 2 is led by Dorothy Johnson and Mary Hanson.
Alma Youth Group:
The youth group conducts youth services in the church year and help lead
contemporary services, lectoring, ushering and greeting. They also
cook and serve Easter Breakfast as well as a Lenten service soup meal.
Additionally, youth help with Bible School and Sunday School Fun Days
during the year. Their serve also includes helping with the Mead
Alumni Banquet and even sponsor a garage sale in May.
Fifth Quarter: Kids
are invited to the church after home football games for fun activities.
Youth leaders are Jill Dahl, June Moline, and Kim Thorson.
Mead Covenant Church
Pastor Lyle Person
Phone Numbers- 624-6975 (Home), 624-6125 (church)
Church Secretary-Kyle Kelly
Phone Number-625-2491
Church Chairman-Russell Larson
Phone Number-624-5140
Church Organizations
50 Plus
Leader-Everette Hilfiker-624-3155
Purpose: To support and assist in projects of the church
Projects: Caring Club-Plant trees around church; church maintenance
Awanas
Leader-Verna Rezac-443-4209
Weekly meetings during the school year
Purpose-To teach the bible to boys and girls
Jr. & Sr. High youth groups
Leaders-Jr. High-Kyle Kelly-625-2491
Sr. High-Audrey
Williams-944-2338
Projects-Dinner Theatre
Covenant Women Ministries
Leader-Hermine Ellison-624-5455
All the women in the church are involved
Promote educational missions work (foreign and local)
Program of food assistance for the needy
Sunday School
Leader-Deb Virgil-624-2318
There is a nursery provided
Choirs
BG Choir (Boys & Girls)
Leaders-Audrey Williams-944-2338
Verna Rezac-443-4209
Grades K-6, Practice weekly during school year and perform in church
monthly
Senior Choir
Leader-Connie Williams
Phone Number-624-6925
This page was originally created by students of Mead High School, another great community
organization!
- Contact Persons:
Anne Swanson, Mead High School or Pat Hannan, Community Volunteer 624-2043
- Goals: Promote
the community, school, local businesses, via the world wide web
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